Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Cameroon
Cameroon: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes was 4.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Cameroon is 4.46, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Cameroon peaked at 5.02 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2003.
That places Cameroon 174th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type … capita tonnes in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.65 | — |
| 2001 | 3.72 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.62 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.66 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.84 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.93 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.97 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.77 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 3.95 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 4.16 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.15 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.35 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.61 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.68 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.36 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 5.02 | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 4.77 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.74 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.58 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.57 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.44 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.46 | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.46 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.68, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.23, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.77 | 3.6 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 | 4.15 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 | 4.44 | 4.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 171 Tajikistan 4.78 compare
- 172 Cook Islands 4.72 compare
- 173 Iraq 4.7 compare
- 175 South Sudan 4.45 compare
- 176 Timor-Leste 4.39 compare
- 176 East Timor 4.39 compare
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Cameroon?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Cameroon was 4.46 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 in 2017.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Cameroon ranks 174th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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